Model Evaluation with Focus on Clouds (Maps).
Maps of several cloud-related variables.
Note
Time range for ICON output: 19790101/19990101
The references are multi-observational means from the following datasets:
- clivi: CLARA-AVHRR (19990101/20181231), CLOUDSAT-L2 (20060101/20171231), ERA5 (20000101/20191231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231), MODIS (20030101/20181231)
- clwvi: CLARA-AVHRR (19990101/20181231), CLOUDSAT-L2 (20060101/20171231), ERA5 (20000101/20191231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20030101/20221231), MODIS (20030101/20181231)
- clt: CLARA-AVHRR (19990101/20181231), ERA5 (20020101/20211231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231), MODIS (20030101/20181231), PATMOS-x (19970101/20161231)
- lwcre: CERES-EBAF (20030101/20221231), ERA5 (20020101/20211231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), ISCCP-FH (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231)
- lwp: CLARA-AVHRR (19990101/20181231), CLOUDSAT-L2 (20060101/20171231), ERA5 (20000101/20191231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20030101/20221231), MODIS (20030101/20181231)
- prw: ERA5 (20020101/20211231), ESACCI-WATERVAPOUR (20020731/20171231), ISCCP-FH (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231)
- swcre: CERES-EBAF (20030101/20221231), ESACCI-CLOUD (19970101/20161231), ISCCP-FH (19970101/20161231), MERRA2 (20020101/20211231)